About Town - November 3, 2026

“Do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philipians 4:13

This verse has been one of my favorite verses through the years in times of trying situations because it reminds me that I can just pray to God about those troubling times. The songs that the “Down East Boys” sang to us last week have been ringing in some of our minds all week. I felt so grateful when Jimmy Brown gave me his newest CD recording. I treasure the memory of when he was a very young boy and his mother bought him to play the piano at the senior citizens lunch. Later when our music teacher heard him, she, Philomene Liesen, she advised his mother, Loretta Brown, to get him piano lessons because she recognized that he had a God-given Gift” Some day he would need to know how to read notes. Jimmy’s parents did get piano lessons for their son. Now thousands of people have been blessed when he shared his talent!

We had fun last week when one day we hand painted pumpkins of many sizes and colors and then had more parties.

The Blooding sisters had word that their Aunt Maxine (Peck) Blooding died last week. She was in her nineties and was such a joy to those of us she taught in 4-H Club!

One of the highlights of my week was that the night nurse gave me a note that Joe and Janet Harbert of Lamar were coming to see me Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. However, they were able to come at about 10:15 a.m. on that day. I was so embarrassed because my hair was still in not dry. Joe and Jan came to Eads for his first job as our shop teacher 50 years ago. Where did the years go to speed by? We enjoyed catching up. Joe likes to go on treasure hunting along Sand Creek near Chivington and Chuck Bowen’s ranch. Sometimes he travels with Chuck and his son when they give talks about their book and research of the massacre site.

Darci Weeks-Johnson who is one of our Weisbrod Nurses and also a Lamar Community College nursing educator, brought several of her college students to watch and then practice taking care of our needs last week. Those men and women were such a blessing to meet and then to have their extra help.

Did you see the great photo in of Betty Crow and her four generations of girls? It was on the night that McClave girls played volleyball in Eads. They were here with Betty. Her daughter, Kim (Crow) Richards, her daughter, JaLynn (Richards) Oquist, a McClave educator, and her daughters, Myla, a high school player, and Coryn, a junior high player.

There was a loud crash in the night that woke some residents up! It was another truck crash near the highway underpass.

Thursday afternoon was delightful for us at Weisbrod when the school children walked through our halls all dressed in amazing costumes. Some were cute or beautiful. Others were commercial, so it was usually impossible to know who was inside that costume!

Alice Glover of Eads is often the talk of the town around Halloween. That is because she has been making yummy treats like caramel apples for over 50 years! When I called her Saturday afternoon, she said, “Peggy and I just finished making the hard candy cinnamon apples!”

Alice Glover and her daughter, Peggy, flew to Seattle, Washington, to visit Alice’s sisters in two different cities. Alice is from a family of seven sisters, and these three are all in their 80’s. Margaret’s and her son met them and drove them to Puyallup to visit there. Later they drove down to Eugene, Oregon, to visit her sister, Jane. Alice said they had a good time staying for four days in a B & B enjoying the beaches. After exploring and visiting they drove back to Washington and flew home to Colorado. This was a precious time for Alice because they knew this was probably the last time they could be together.

Saturday afternoon Destiny Lyon’s four daughters came to visit us in elaborate costumes as well as Louise Downey’s daughters and children from Wiley and Lamar. It is surprising to see all these elaborate costumes. It must cost a lot to buy them. I decided that I am not educated on many of those cartoon characters.

Connie (Watts) Richardson has been celebrated this fall and especially this week of her birthday for kind, dedicated service through work in her life. When she was 16 years old she began working at Weisbrod Hospital. Friday at the Weisbrod Cook Chili Cook-off at the senior center, many people came to honor and celebrate Connie. CEO Beth (Stavely) Bell was spokesperson for many departments, residents, staff, and people of the community to say a huge thank you to our Connie Richardson, who has served, cared for, and directed for so many people of the communities, and travelers who pass through Kiowa County. Beth Bell presented Connie with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” and several other awards of books, photos, art pieces, and treasures to remind her of her time at Weisbrod.

Maybe that is why I see her continue to dust and clean all around and she rarely sits down and I have never seen her pull out a cell phone out of her pocket! When l observed her leading student council in high school, I thought, “Connie is destined for greatness.